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Old 11-21-2000, 02:06 PM   #1
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Question Shoulder- HELP - Artery Impingment?

I hope someone will be able to enlighten me to my problem which I feel is becoming serious.

I was injured in a car accident two years ago. I was a front seat belted passenger. I immediately had right side chest constriction, swelling in my fingers on my right hand. Sharp, shooting deep pain radiating from the shoulder joint down my arm to thumb, index and middle fingers.

I had an arthroscopy surgery this past July on my right shoulder. The surgeon informed me my shoulder is quite unstable and moves out of joint easily.

The nerve pain from the front of the shoulder is excruiating at times. My fingers continue to swell and my hand is cold most of the time. I'm nauseated very often from the pain.

Since the surgery I've become very lightheaded and my legs feel as if they are unable to hold me up. It feels like I have a tourniquet around my upper right arm making my hand and fingers pulsate very deeply and painfully.

The past five weeks I suddenly collapse without waning. My head feels very spacey. the most recent episode was on the weekend when I was standing and resting my arm on a table. I wasn't aware I applied so much weight to my arm by leaning. As with other times I suddenly felt faint and both my hands began to shake. I experienced a deep, sharp penetrating pain into my right armpit shooting upwards. The shoulder and pectoral muscle is still very tender to the touch.

I'm concerned it could be restricted blood flow from an artery in my shoulder area that's causing me to collapse.

Has anyone else experienced this, and what exactly caused the condition? How was it treated, or what can I do? What tests should be done?

Any suggestions to help curb the nausea other than Gravol or ginger for the nerve pain that is making me feel so ill?

I welcome all thoughts and ideas.
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Old 12-13-2000, 04:51 AM   #2
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ask your ortho whether it could be thoracic outlet syndrome...sounds similar to me, only mine has come on slowly over time working a job lifting heavy things and working like a man when I am a woman. As posted above, I will consider having a rib removed if I win my worker's comp case.
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Old 03-08-2003, 05:27 PM   #3
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It sounds like Thoracic Outlet Syndrom to me too. I have it. I have been studying it, that is how I found this website. Another site or listing here said that 70% of auto accidents involving the neck/shoulder result it TOS.

Your post is over a year old. Did you find out what the problem was?
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